Countries that follow Saudi (or Ummul-Qura Calendar)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
- Chechnia
- Denmark
- Finland
- Georgia
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iraq (Sunnis Follow Saudi)
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgizstan
- Lebanon
- Mauritania
- Norway
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia (Official Announcement)
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tatarstan
- Turkmenistan
- U.A.E.
- Uzbekistan
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Calculations: Countries that follow some kind of Calculations
- Algeria
- Canada - Some follow FCNA/ISNA Some follow local sighting - Some follow Global Sighting
- China (Majority Follow MeccaCalendar.org)
- Egypt - Moon Born before sunset & moon sets at least 5 minutes after sunset
- France (UOIF - Union des Organizations Islamiques de France [Union of the Islamic Organizations of France])
- Ireland (ECFR - European Council for Fatwa and Research, Dublin, Ireland: Altitude > 5°, elongation > 8° somewhere on the globe)
- Libya (Moon must be born before Fajr in Libya)
- Luxembourg follows ECFR Criteria
- Maldives - Official announcement from Ministry of Islamic Affairs
- Poland (Calculations)
- Thailand (Calculations)
- USA - Fiqh Council of North America/Islamic Society of North America. For Eid-al-Adha, follow Saudi
(Some Follow Local Sighting)
Calculations: Countries that follow Turkey Calculations
- Turkey - The latest Turkey Conference for Determining the beginnings of Lunar Months held in Istanbul, on 28-30 May 2016.
- Angola
- Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Croatia
- Kosovo
- Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Slovania
- Tunisia
Countries that follow Global Sighting, if not seen in their country
- Bermuda - News from other countries
- New Zealand - News from Australia if not seen in New Zealand
- Suriname - News from Guyana if not seen in Suriname
- UK - News from countries east of UK (e.g., Morocco, South Africa) (Some Follow Saudi) [Coordination Committee of Major Islamic Centres and Mosques of London]
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Countries that follow Local Sighting
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Brunei
- Chile
- Fiji Islands
- Guyana
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Kenya
- Madagascer
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
No specific criterion! Decision varies year by year
- Nigeria
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